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"I have fretted several at the 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 15 - ( non blues diatonic scal…" Jim Woods replied Oct 14, 2014 to fret markers ??	11	Oct 14, 2014 Reply by Jim Woods
"As Wayfinder pointed out , fretless CB guitars play much better with a slide. If yo…" Jim Woods replied Oct 13, 2014 to First Build 3-string Fretless. Strings muted/damped when fretted.	16	Oct 16, 2014 Reply by Bufo Bill
"Sounds like you need a bigger neck :-)" Jim Woods replied Oct 10, 2014 to How to repair mistakes	19	Oct 12, 2014 Reply by John Sawyer
"Tad, Assuming you get a useable audio out of the amp, the simplest tone pot would b…" Jim Woods replied Sep 10, 2014 to Wiring a tone pot	4	Sep 10, 2014 Reply by Jim Woods
"If you are looking to scratch build an amp, the lm386 chip does quite well. Google n…" Jim Woods replied Sep 9, 2014 to Cigar box amp help	12	Sep 9, 2014 Reply by wes carl
"I have been using mostly red oak, which I find difficult to shape wait hand tools. A…" Jim Woods replied Sep 9, 2014 to What size round over router bit are you using?	31	Jun 22, 2016 Reply by Kigar
"Myself I like playing slide best on fretless. The slide clicking on the frets is di…" Jim Woods replied May 6, 2014 to Going Fretless	11	May 6, 2014 Reply by Wayfinder
"My grandfather lost his left hand in a accident on the farm. Whenever I see a goldb…" Jim Woods replied May 6, 2014 to Home made thicknesser	28	May 12, 2014 Reply by Better Trees
"Excellent job Phil. I am finishing up on a Padron baratone uke for a friend. " Jim Woods replied May 6, 2014 to First build	12	May 13, 2014 Reply by Phil Selberg
"Nice looking build there. Sustain and acoustic volume are mutually exclusive. The b…" Jim Woods replied May 6, 2014 to Let's talk about sustain	16	May 15, 2014 Reply by Wayfinder

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Jim Woods's Discussions (135)

"I have fretted several at the 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 15 - ( non blues diatonic scal…"

"As Wayfinder pointed out , fretless CB guitars play much better with a slide. If yo…"

"Sounds like you need a bigger neck :-)"

"Tad, Assuming you get a useable audio out of the amp, the simplest tone pot would b…"

"If you are looking to scratch build an amp, the lm386 chip does quite well. Google n…"

"I have been using mostly red oak, which I find difficult to shape wait hand tools. A…"

"Myself I like playing slide best on fretless. The slide clicking on the frets is di…"

"My grandfather lost his left hand in a accident on the farm. Whenever I see a goldb…"

"Excellent job Phil. I am finishing up on a Padron baratone uke for a friend. "

"Nice looking build there. Sustain and acoustic volume are mutually exclusive. The b…"

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